The evolution of a submarine landform record following recent and multiple surges of Tunabreen glacier, Svalbard
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Tunabreen has experienced three surges since the Little Ice Age (LIA). This is in contrast with most Svalbard surging glaciers which have long quiescent phases and have typically only undergone one or two surges during this time. The landform record in Tempelfjorden is distinguished from previously studied glacier-surge landsystems by four, well-preserved sets of landform assemblages generated by the LIA advance and three subsequent surges, all of which partly modify earlier landform records. Based on the unique landform record in Tempelfjorden, a new conceptual landsystem model for frequently surging glaciers has been put forward improving our understanding of the dynamics of the surging glaciers and, most importantly, how they can be distinguished from the climatically-controlled glaciers in the geological record.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-50 |
Journal | Quaternary Science Reviews |
Volume | 108 |
Early online date | 27 Nov 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jan 2015 |
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- Flink et al. (2015) (accepted manuscript)
Rights statement: “NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Quaternary Science Reviews. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Quaternary Science Reviews, [VOL 108, (15/01/15)] DOI10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.11.006
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